Identity area
Reference code
AU WA S5432
Title
TRANSFER PASSES / RETURNS
Date(s)
- 1883-01-01 - 1890-07-30 (Accumulation)
Level of description
Series
Medium
Format
Loose papers
Status
Context area
Name of creator
AU WA A219 - ROTTNEST GAOL
(1838-08-01 - 1932-01-01)
Administrative history
Rottnest Island was used by government officials as a place of imprisonment for the period 1838 to 1932. An Aboriginal prison operated on the island between 1838 to 1904.
In 1848, the majority of prisoners were transferred to the mainland but in 1855 the Rottnest Establishment was reopened.
By the late 1800s, non Aboriginal prisoners were also being to Rottnest Island and in 1904 it officially became an annexe of Fremantle Prison until 1932.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Transfer passes (Fremantle Prison - Rottnest Gaol) and Return of Aboriginal Prisoners at Rottnest Gaol for July 1890.
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open